PLANNING COMMITTEE MINUTES

Accessibility Advisory Committee Minutes

City of Peterborough

February 6, 2013

 

 

Minutes of a Meeting of the Accessibility Advisory Committee Held on February 6, 2013 in the Sutherland Room.

 

The meeting of the Accessibility Advisory Committee was called to order at 4:00 p.m. by Chair Bob Geddes in the Sutherland Room, City Hall.

 

Present:

Andrea Dodsworth

Janet Ali

Marie Bongard

Bob Geddes, Chair

Peter Michielsen

Keith Riel, Councillor

 

Regrets:

Ian Guest

 

Staff:

Mark Buffone, Accessibility Compliance Co-ordinator

Phyllis Hodder, Accessibility Coordinator

Kendra Sedgwick, Committee Coordinator

 

 

Minutes – January 2, 2013

 

Moved by Councillor Riel

 

That the minutes of the Accessibility Advisory Committee held on January 2, 2013 be approved.

 

“CARRIED”

 

 

Disclosure of Pecuniary Interest

 

There were no disclosures of Pecuniary Interest.

 

 

 

Consent Agenda

 

No items were considered as part of the Consent Agenda.

 

 

Accessibility Compliance Coordinator

Report AAC13-003

Presentation on the Design of Public Spaces Standards, Ontario Regulation 413/12

 

Moved by Janet Ali

 

That the Accessibility Advisory Committee approves the recommendation outlined in Report AAC13-003, dated February 6, 2013, of the Accessibility Compliance Coordinator, as follows:

That the presentation by the Accessibility Compliance Coordinator, regarding the release of the Accessibility Standards for the Design of Public Spaces be received for information.

“CARRIED”

 

 

Accessibility Coordinator

Report AAC13-006

Built Environment Sub-Committee Seeking New Member

 

Moved by Councillor Riel

 

That the Accessibility Advisory Committee approve the recommendations outlined in Report AAC13-006, dated February 6, 2013, of the Accessibility Coordinator as follows:

 

a)            That the report by the Accessibility Coordinator regarding the Built Environment Sub-Committee be received for information.

 

b)           That the Accessibility Advisory Committee provide direction regarding how to fill the vacancy on the Built Environment Sub-Committee.

 

“CARRIED”

 

 

Moved by Janet Ali

 

That Peter Michielsen be appointed to the Built Environment Sub-Committee.

 

“CARRIED”

 

 

Accessibility Coordinator

Report AAC13-004

Financial Update on the Access Fund

 

Moved by Marie Bongard

 

That the Accessibility Advisory Committee approve the recommendation outlined in Report AAC13-004, dated February 6, 2013, of the Accessibility Coordinator as follows:

 

That the report by the Accessibility Coordinator regarding the City of Peterborough Access Fund be received for information.

 

“CARRIED”

 

 

Accessibility Coordinator

Report AAC13-005

(Follow Up Report to AAC12-016)

Peterborough Lakefield Police Services Board Accessibility Standards and Taxi Cabs

 

Moved by Councillor Riel

 

That the Accessibility Advisory Committee approve the recommendation outlined in Report AAC13-005, dated February 6, 2013, of the Accessibility Coordinator as follows:

 

That the report by the Accessibility Coordinator regarding the Peterborough Lakefield Police Services Board Accessibility Standards and Taxi Cabs be received for information.

 

 

 

 

 

At its meeting of February 6, 2013, the Committee made the following recommendation:

 

That the Accessibility Advisory Committee make the following suggestions to the Peterborough Lakefield Police Services Board with respect to collecting information regarding Accessibility Standards and Taxi Cabs in the City of Peterborough:

 

a)            That the administrative assistant to the Peterborough Lakefield Police Services Board attend the September AAC meeting to receive comments from the committee members;

 

b)           That the Peterborough Lakefield Police Services Board circulate the Accessibility Taxi Cab questionnaire to outside agencies in September to allow for a longer comment period.

 

“CARRIED”

 

 

Other Business

 

a)        Built Environment Sub-Committee Verbal Update

 

Andrea Dodsworth gave Committee members an update on the Built Environment Sub-Committee.

 

b)        Black Mail Box outside City Hall

 

A request was made for the mailbox outside City Hall to be lowered to make it more accessible.

 

 

Next Meeting – March 6, 2013 at 4:00 p.m.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Adjournment 

 

Moved by Janet Ali

 

That this meeting of the Accessibility Advisory Committee adjourn at 5:38 p.m.

 

"CARRIED"

 

 

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Kendra Sedgwick,

Committee Coordinator

 

 

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Bob Geddes, Chair

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